[Avodah] Limiting gathering numbers

[Rich, Joel]

There is a letter from Rabbi Akiva Eiger (Igeres Sofrim #29) about a
cholera epidemic, in which he suggests that minyanim be limited to 15
men each, davening in shifts starting at dawn, and each person be
assigned a minyan that he is to attend.  He also suggested that the
government be asked to station a policeman at the shul door to enforce
the 15-man maximum.
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He also said (From R' Torcyner translation):
And after each prayer, evening and morning, they should recite Tehillim, certain psalms which his honour should select, and then the text of Kel rachum sh'mecha, Aneinu Hashem aneinu, Mi she'anah, and the Y'hi ratzon after Tehillim, mentioning in it the king, may Gd protect him, and his children and nobles and all who live in his land.

IMHO the last part is also about the realization that a united community response  is required bderech hateva (not each subsegment deciding on its own what to do)
KT

Joel Rich
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